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“I think that the philosopher must, for his own purposes, carry methodological strictness to an extreme when he is investigating and pursuing his truths, but when he is ready to enunciate them and give them out, he ought to avoid the cynical skill with which some scientists, like a Hercules at the fair, amuse themselves by displaying to the public the biceps of their technique.”

Thinking Giving Purpose Ready Ought Skills Fairs Scientist Philosopher Extremes Technique Cynical Methodology Investigating Biceps

Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset

“To place any dependence upon militia is assuredly resting upon a broken staff. Men just dragged from the tender scenes of domestic life, unaccustomed to the din of arms, totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill ... makes them timid and ready to fly from their own shadows.”

Men Kind Military Ready Broken Arms Scene Skills Shadow Staff Dependence Militia Domestic Life

Book:Words of Washington

Source: Words of Washington

“Most plagiarists, like the drone, have neither taste to select, industry to acquire, nor skill to improve, but impudently pilfer the honey ready prepared, from the hive.”

Ready Industry Taste Skills Prepared Acquire Honey Select Drones Plagiarism Hives

Book:Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

“I feel that I have a certain amount of experience and I'm still learning so much. But a director's job is so vast; they have so much to do with the preparation. You have to be great with all kinds of personalities and you have to be very patient, there's a lot of skills I'm not sure if I have. So I don't know if I'm ready to direct, but who knows what the future has.”

Ifs Knows Feels Kind Stills Jobs Certain Ready Personality Amount Directors Skills Direct Patient All Kinds Preparation Not Sure

Author:Jason Statham

“I've worked ever since I was a kid with a two-bit kit of magic tricks trying to improve my skills at entertaining whatever public I had - and to make myself ready, whenever the breaks came, to entertain a wider and more demanding public.”

Trying Two Kids Bits Break Magic Ready Skills Tricks Entertaining Magic Tricks Two Bit

Author:Johnny Carson

“Be ready, be prepared, be alert and then everybody around you will notice and they will want to share their skills with you even more. You're showing that you're enthusiastic, you care and that you're dedicated. It's not always easy, but if you've got a passion and a desire to do something then your natural energy will get you through.”

Ifs Want Care Desire Passion Energy Easy Natural Share Ready Skills Prepared Dedicated Be Prepared Enthusiastic Natural Energy

Author:William Katt

“There are writers you admire, for the skill or the art, for the inventiveness or for the professionalism of a career well spent. And there are writers-sometimes the same ones, sometimes not-to whom you are powerfully attracted, for reasons that may or may not have to do with literary values. They speak to you, or speak for you, sometimes with a voice that could almost be your own. Often there is one writer in particular who awakens you, who is the teacher they say you will meet when you are ready for the lesson.”

Wells May Art Sometimes Reason Values Speak Voice Careers Teacher Particular Ready Lessons Skills Admire Professionalism Inventiveness

Author:James D. Houston

“Sam Vimes could parallel process. Most husbands can. They learn to follow their own line of thought while at the same time listening to what their wives say. And the listening is important, because at any time they could be challenged and must be ready to quote the last sentence in full. A vital additional skill is being able to scan the dialogue for telltale phrases such as "and they can deliver it tomorrow" or "so I've invited them for dinner?" or "they can do it in blue, really quite cheaply.”

Important Able Lasts Process Can Do Lines Wife Ready Listening Tomorrow Skills Husband Blue Dinner Sentences Dialogue Phrases Invited Parallels Sam Vimes

Author:Terry Pratchett

“He's treating her like she's fourteen and he's a normal adult, acting like he's taken her under his wing. Like he needs her detecting skills, same as Barrons did to Mac, and she's falling for it, same as Mac. He's lining up his dominoes, so they fall more easily when he feels like pushing them over, conserving energy so he doesn't have to hunt her when he's ready to kill her.”

Needs Feels Fall Energy Acting Taken Ready Skills Normal Adults Wings Pushing Hunts Fourteen Macs Conserving Lining Up

Book:Iced: Fever Series

Source: Iced: Fever Series